First seen in Virginia Woolf’s novel, Clarissa Dalloway (Vanessa Redgrave) looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a legislator (John Standing) and a doyenne of London’s upper-crust party scene, Clarissa finds that the plight of ailing war veteran Septimus Warren Smith (Rupert Graves) reminds her of a past romance with Peter Walsh (Michael Kitchen). In flashbacks, young Clarissa (Natascha McElhone) explores her possibilities with Peter.
The events of the story take place on a Wednesday in June 1923 (most importantly, in post-World War I London), with flashbacks to 1890 in the Victorian era, 33 years earlier.
“A highly romantic, deeply melancholy drama, the film offers psychological and existential insights about the inevitable effects – and price – of life choices.” – Variety
Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Michael Kitchen, Alan Cox, Sarah Badel, Lena Headey, John Standing, Robert Portal, Oliver Ford Davies, Hal Cruttenden, Rupert Graves, Amelia Bullmore.
Rated PG-13